When David Purkiss was told he was at risk of a heart attack, and taking a cholesterol-lowering statin could protect him, it seemed the sensible thing to do.
The carpenter, then 44, was in hospital for a routine varicose vein operation when he was told his condition was linked to furring of the arteries, and he was advised to take statins.
The drugs, taken by up to ten million Britons, have been shown in countless studies to prevent life-threatening strokes and heart attacks. They work by reducing the amount of 'bad' LDL cholesterol made in the liver - this type of cholesterol can lead to furred arteries.
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